Guatemala 1894 2 reales

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 57021

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 57021 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 2 Reales, 1894. Guatemala City Mint. PCGS MS-62." This type was struck in Guatemala and at Heaton 1894-99 and is common tho the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 1,094,000 plus 900,000 of 1894-H.

Specification: 6.2 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-167.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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